Summer 2016

“The world needs more smart, creative liberal arts graduates. I’m proud of the way we remain focused on this goal and upgrade our capacity to meet it.”

April 8, 2016, “Faster, Higher, Stronger.”

“When you’re around passionate people, it’s like having a bunch of coals that all keep each other lit. We burn so much brighter when we’re together.”

With a record turnout, great weather, and a kickoff celebration for Carleton’s sesquicentennial (1866–2016), Reunion 2016 was packed full of nostalgia and fun.

“The agencies get access to bright people they might not otherwise meet, and we get Omaha on people’s radar. It’s a wonderful community.”

“It’s not a movie about a black trans person. It’s more about a crisis of self, and thinking through ‘Is this who I am?’ ”

“Plenty of articles with sciencey headlines are nonscience, pseudoscience, or only barely science.”

“Our field raises a lot of questions about what is art, as well as a lot of challenges for presenting and preserving work.”

“We always say, ‘You can get a bison to do whatever it wants to do.’ ”

“If Carls’ curiosity and imagination were unfettered by the constraints of physical reality, where would they go and what would they see?”